The demise of a mobile home park

Mike Stocker, Sun Sentinel

Palma Nova mobile home park will close in one of the largest evictions ever in Broward County. Once home to more than 900 families, the Palma Nova mobile home park is a ghost town these days. Back in August, park owner Austin Forman told residents they had six months to move out. Most have already left, scattering to other mobile home parks or apartments throughout the county. About 100 families remain, not knowing where they will go when the park closes on Feb. 28. The eviction represents one of the largest displacements in Broward County history, with an estimated 3,000 people losing their homes. Palma Nova is the biggest mobile home park to close in Broward County in the past decade, according to state records.

Palma Nova mobile home park will close in one of the largest evictions ever in Broward County. Once home to more than 900 families, the Palma Nova mobile home park is a ghost town these days. Back in August, park owner Austin Forman told residents they had six months to move out. Most have already left, scattering to other mobile home parks or apartments throughout the county. About 100 families remain, not knowing where they will go when the park closes on Feb. 28. The eviction represents one of the largest displacements in Broward County history, with an estimated 3,000 people losing their homes. Palma Nova is the biggest mobile home park to close in Broward County in the past decade, according to state records. (Mike Stocker, Sun Sentinel)